Comments on: Austar rapped by ACMA over sexual content in programme

By: Mick Doin' It

Mick Doin' It — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:20:12 +0000

Thanks Stilgh.

Yes, self-regulation.

A vivid image of a fox standing in front of the hen house, with keys to the padlock in one paw, has just appeared in my mind.

By: Stilgherrian

Stilgherrian — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:33:11 +0000

Mick, my understanding of the laws and the Codes of Practice is that the trailers shown at PG times need to be also rated PG, even if the program being promoted is rather “higher”.

But, if you want anything to change then you have to make a written complaint to the broadcaster, and only if you are dissatisfied with the result can you then complain in writing to ACMA. Welcome to self-regulation.

By: Mick Doin' It

Mick Doin' It — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:39:11 +0000

Why do shows rated PG at 730PM contain promos for shows rated MA?

It’s not much fun having to explain to kids why the angry man with the gun has blood all over him. Just before Matt Preston gives his verdict.

The TV stations don’t care, Murdoch/Packer/Stokes and their ilk especially don’t care, and our pollies are too jelly-backed to do anything about it.

By: Stilgherrian

Stilgherrian — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:21:06 +0000

Something which needs to happen, but for which the government will have no stomach, is reviewing the hodge-podge of ac hocery [sp?] that is “ratings” and supposedly “community standards”.

What Australia seriously needs is a classification system based on the actual broad-minded tolerance of most Australians — something which will require some social research — rather that the shrill, well-organised but tiny minority of the right-wing “Christian” wowsers.

(That’s “Christian” in scare-quotes because as I understand it, that Jesus bloke was actually quite broad-minded and chilled with hookers and stuff. The smarmy narrow-minded intolerance these wankers peddle is a million miles from what Jesus seems to have said.)